It’s been approximately one month since the newest Covid variant, Omicron, was named a variant of concern by WHO. While the symptoms of Omicron are much milder compared to other concerning variants like Delta, vaccines are not as effective at preventing infection with this variant as they were with others. However, the UK Health Security…
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The Omicron Variant is the latest strain of Covid to be designated as a “variant of concern” by WHO, which means many countries have tightened their travel restrictions again. Despite the controversy over the efficacy of travel bans, many destinations have imposed travel restrictions to/from African countries impacted the most by Omicron. Here’s a short…
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The UK travel rules have undergone numerous changes since the pandemic started in 2020. When the UK opened back up for international travel in May, they introduced a traffic light system. Countries were grouped into green, amber, and red lists. Each country list had different rules regarding testing and quarantining. However, the UK recently scrapped…
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Vaccine requirements aren’t exactly a new thing in travel, but they are when it comes to indoor dining, gyms, concerts, office buildings, and more. Vaccine mandates for entry into establishments vary from country to country, state to state, and even city to city which can make travelling for work a little more intimidating than usual…
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If you’re one of our clients (or even just a follower of one of our social channels), you’ve probably heard us talk a lot about helping you adapt to the new business travel landscape COVID has created. It’s pretty much all we, and everyone else in the travel industry for that matter, have been talking about…
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After over a year of travel advisories, stay-at-home orders, and remote work, travel is finally making a newsworthy comeback. With around 2 million air travelers a day, it’s no secret that leisure travel is picking back up again after the pandemic. But what about business travel? As of June, business travel had reached 40% of…
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The time we’ve all been waiting for has finally come—the return of travel. However, over a year of travel restrictions and COVID precautions, travel will never be the same. While everyone anticipated that there would be new challenges as the world re-opened, most people did not anticipate that the demand would be greater than the travel industry could support. Between flight cancellations, sky-rocketing hotel prices, the…
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Americans have lost over $145 million to fraud linked to COVID and the travel industry is no exception. Fraud has tripled since the start of the pandemic. In credit card fraud alone, the US saw approximately $11 billion worth of losses. As many Americans await stimulus checks and economic relief from the government and refunds…
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General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, gives EU consumers the right to know, understand, and consent to the data companies that collect data about them was an EU legislative change that came into effect back in May 2018. GDPR aims to give control to citizens and residents by unifying the regulation within the EU. While GDPR pertains to EU…
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Fully vaccinated travelers are now able to safely travel within the United States without getting COVID tested or self-quarantining. Additionally, many countries have opened their borders to vaccinated international tourists. Vaccinated travelers should still wear masks as they are required for everyone on planes, buses, trains, and other public transit. However, aside from health care…
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